Earlier this month, Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin (Ret.) called out Defense Secretary James Mattis for not promptly scrapping the policy: “I thought [Mattis’] total focus would be on military readiness and winning wars, and not social engineering.” Boykin argued further that “Not one minute of preparation time should be squandered on social experiments.” Mattis has since kicked the can down the road for six months.

Conservatives such as Boykin rightly condemn the waste of military resources resulting from indulging the mental disorders of men who think they’re women and vice versa.